Month: March 2014

The average price for an existing home sold for $94,000 more in February compared to the same time in 2013, according to the California Desert Association of REALTORS. Also, the average price for single-family homes was $429,200 in February, up from $335,200 in February 2013. The median price of condominiums rose $37,556 in February over

A private fireworks display scheduled for Monday night in southwest Palm Desert could cause some concerns for pet owners. The event takes place at Bighorn Golf Club around 9:30 p.m. The 15-minute fireworks display might disturb pets in the area. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals suggests keeping dogs and cats

On Sunday, U.S. Border Patrol agents found bundles of marijuana that totaled close to 275 lbs. The marijuana was discovered around 10:30 p.m., about a half mile east of Gordons Well and south of Interstate 8, according to authorities. Agents said the area is about 30 miles east of the Calexico downtown Port of Entry.

Agentes del Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside de la estacin de Perris, estn tras la pista de un sujeto que el sbado a las 4:45 a.m. intent asesinar a su vctima despus de apualarla en el cuello y de despojarla de su vehculo con lujo de violencia. Los hechos ocurrieron en la manzana

A construction project in Cathedral City will cause traffic delays through mid April. According to the Public Works Department, the Emergency Storm Water Drainage Repair project is taking place on Date Palm Drive. The work started Monday morning at Los Gatos Road. North and southbound traffic will still be open on Date Palm throughout the

California’s drought is sparking a new push by federal lawmakers to expand water storage in the state. Government agencies have been studying five major water storage projects for nearly two decades, with nothing to show for the effort so far. But California’s congressional delegation is providing a jumpstart. Bills proposed in Congress would authorize a

California legislators may reverse a new law banning bare hand contact with food at restaurants and bars. Since January, workers have been required to use gloves or utensils to handle ready-to-eat food, including the rice in a sushi roll and the mint in a mojito. California chefs and bartenders say adding more gloves to kitchens

A cookie didn’t just tell a Northern California woman’s fortune, it won her one. The California Lottery said Sunday that Merces Goncalves used the numbers found inside a fortune cookie to win over $421,000 in the Mega Millions game. The cookie still wasn’t quite as fortunate as it could have been – She had Mega

Deputies at the Perris Station are searching for a man who’s wanted for attempted murder and stealing a car over the weekend. A 58 year-old man was stabbed in the neck in a carjacking incident that happened in the 23200 block of Cajalco Road in Mead Valley on Saturday morning. Officials with the Riverside County

A federal program that for years subsidized flood insurance policies for many home and business owners has become billions of dollars in debt. For more than 48,000 Californians living near the ocean, rivers and creeks, this means their premiums are on the rise. Under a new law, those policies could go up by 18 percent

A man and three juveniles have been arrested inconnection with a month-long spree of home burglaries in Coachella, sheriff’sauthorities reported today. Sheriff’s deputies, La Quinta Police Department and other lawenforcement agencies served search warrants and raided four homes in CoachellaFriday. Stolen property and a suspected drug lab was found at one home onChiapas Drive, prompting

Pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson will speak inIndian Wells tonight to wrap up the Desert Town Hall annual speaker series. The talk starts at 6 p.m. at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa. Carson, who grew up in low-income, inner-city Detroit, initially struggled in school and then improved with his mother’s encouragement. He laterwent to medical

Jude McClure traded her landline for a cell phone five years ago, mainly to save costs. “Oh my gosh, the money has to be one of the biggest things. Because before you know it, every time you turn around there’s fees here, there’s fees there,” McClure said. According to the FCC the average American family

Nothing is more important to parents than the safety of their child. But there comes a time when kids must learn to take care of themselves. “For them to see that safety is important, so they can learn to be on the safe side, like wearing helmets, how to approach animals,” said Ann Fernandez, a

“Go home son, go home,” whispered Manuel Dagnino as he released a single white dove into the sky. It’s been two years since Dagnino’s son, Emilio, died at just 17 years old. Overcome with emotion, he was finally able to say good-bye. “I just felt I had my son in my hands,” Dagnino said. The

A Desert Hot Springs family is looking for a hero for their little girl Esmeralda. Two-year-old Esmeralda Lizarraga was born with biliary atresia, a disease that destroys liver cells and causes cirrhosis or scarring of the liver. She underwent a liver transplant from a live donor when she was 17 days old, but the liver

The Palm Springs police department is warning merchants about a rise in the use of counterfeit bills in Palm Springs. Some business owners report $5 or $10 bills that have been bleached and modified to look like $50 and $100 bills. “It’s very frustrating, you know I would think that someone would have a better

There are two words that should never go together – children and cancer. That’s why entertainer Danny Thomas founded St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. It treats thousands of children from all 50 states and more than 70 countries around the world. Every year, our sister radio station KUNA-FM holds a radiothon to generate money for

How far would you go for free BNP tennis tickets, or discounted golf? One man’s efforts may land him in jail. A Palm Desert man is accused of forging documents just to get an Indian Wells resident card. “I think that’s awful I don’t think that’s fair,” said Indian Wells property owner Ruby Wert. Owning

CHP closed Dillon Road at Avenue 44 on Friday afternoon after a suspicious device was found in the area. A Riverside County hazardous device team was called in to investigate. The device turned out to be a fake grenade, according to officials. It was found by county road crews when they were cleaning around the